Vortex - by Jon Land (Paperback)

About the Book

A Vietnam special-forces veteran investigates a government conspiracy to build a superweapon that could alter the very fabric of reality
In San Diego, a cadre of American scientists toils on a weapon with the power to make things flit in and out of reality. If perfected, Project Vortex will make the atomic bomb look like a bow and arrow. They test it on a 727 on its way into Kennedy airport, and the experiment is successful, save for two dangerous aberrations. First is a passenger, a young man to whom Vortex gives strange powers over other people--powers he can control, but cannot understand. Second is an air traffic controller who calls in an old Vietnam buddy, Joshua Bane, to help investigate the plane that disappeared. When the controller vanishes, Bane is alone, staring down the barrel of government conspiracy that has the nation on the precipice of a third world war. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jon Land including rare photos from the author's personal collection.

Book Synopsis

A Vietnam special-forces veteran investigates a government conspiracy to build a superweapon that could alter the very fabric of reality

In San Diego, a cadre of American scientists toils on a weapon with the power to make things flit in and out of reality. If perfected, Project Vortex will make the atomic bomb look like a bow and arrow. They test it on a 727 on its way into Kennedy airport, and the experiment is successful, save for two dangerous aberrations.

First is a passenger, a young man to whom Vortex gives strange powers over other people--powers he can control, but cannot understand. Second is an air traffic controller who calls in an old Vietnam buddy, Joshua Bane, to help investigate the plane that disappeared. When the controller vanishes, Bane is alone, staring down the barrel of government conspiracy that has the nation on the precipice of a third world war.

Review Quotes

"The greatest thriller writer alive today." --Bookviews "Jon Land shows a true feel for detective work and the irony of pursuing elusive principles of justice." --The New York Times Book Review "Land's pacing is masterful, giving the reader a sense that he is watching an action movie." --The Providence Sunday Journal "The comparisons with Tom Clancy are ill-placed . . . Land clearly writes better." --Boston Book Review "Land is one of the best all-out action writers in the business." --Los Angeles Review of Books "Nobody writes action like Jon Land, and few other authors can touch him for steamroller plots about real people and powerful, true-to-life issues." --John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author "Jon Land proves yet again that suspense has a new king." --James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author "Land is one of the best thriller writers out there." --Library Journal

About the Author

Jon Land is the USA Today-bestselling author of The Tenth Circle, Pandora's Temple (winner of the 2012 International Book Award and nominated for a 2013 Thriller Award for Best E-Book Original Novel), and five other books featuring Blaine McCracken, Land's iconic series hero, for Open Road Integrated Media. He also pens the critically acclaimed Caitlin Strong series, which includes Strong Rain Falling and Strong Darkness, winners of the USA Best Book Award in 2013 and 2014, in the Mystery and Thriller categories, respectively. Now with thirty-seven books to his credit, Land will soon be working on a new title for Open Road, in which McCracken teams up with Land's other bestselling series hero, Jared Kimberlain (The Eighth Trumpet and The Ninth Dominion). Land lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and can be found at jonlandbooks.com and on Twitter with the handle @jondland.